Silver Lake, NJ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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26%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

17%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Silver Lake	New Jersey	National
Income per capita	$33,410	$55,297	$44,883
Median household income	$67,251	$108,915	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,396	$143,334	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,415	$61,880	$52,080
Median earnings male	$78,681	$69,742	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,780	$46,406	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	5.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.1%	10.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Silver Lake is 26% lower than the national average
The median household income in Silver Lake is 17% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Silver Lake is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Silver Lake is 59% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,829 $67,251 $134,502

City

$72,602 $108,915 $217,830

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Silver Lake median earnings by income bracket

Silver Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.1%	18.1%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	5.1%	5.1%
Public administration	14.7%	14.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.8%	13.8%
Education, health & social services	23.8%	23.8%
Other	14.4%	14.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Short Hills, NJ	14,190	$375,147	361.2%
Mountain Lakes, NJ	4,398	$339,890	317.9%
Essex Fells, NJ	2,112	$326,681	301.7%
Glen Ridge, NJ	7,786	$317,221	290.0%
Upper Montclair, NJ	11,734	$313,735	285.7%
Silver Lake, NJ	4,069	$67,251	17.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rossville, GA	4,069	$64,912	20.2%
Baie-D'Urfé, QC	4,068	n/a
Melwood, MD	4,070	$122,723	50.9%
Presidio, TX	4,070	$30,658	62.3%
Williamston, MI	4,067	$113,873	40.0%
Silver Lake, NJ	4,069	$67,251	17.3%

Source: The Silver Lake, NJ employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.